The Chicago Blackhawks have recalled forward Evan Brophey from the AHL.

Brophey was recalled due to the injury suffered by Tomas Kopecky. Should Brophey play, it will be with Bryan Bickell and Fernando Pisani. He is not worth picking up at this time. Sat, Oct 23, 2010 05:49:00 PM

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Nathan MacKinnon posted a pair of power-play goals in Tuesday's 4-2 loss against the visiting Sabres.

MacKinnon was the only one who brought his offensive 'A' game. The No. 1 overall pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft is having a nice season, posting 10 goals with 31 assists across 26 games. While he'll likely slow down somewhat, he is currently on pace to smash his previous career high of 63 points setback in 2013-14 in his rookie campaign.

Soderberg went back to Denver to be with his wife, Caroline, who is expected to give birth to their second child. The new baby is due to arrive Tuesday. The 32-year-old Swede has not been ruled out for Friday's game against Ottawa in Stockholm.

This was Landeskog's first game back in the lineup since serving a four-game suspension for cross-checking Flames forward Matthews Tkachuk. He got things off on the right foot for Colorado, as his goal at the 1:21 mark of the opening period made it 1-0 for his team. Unfortunately for the Avs, it was all downhill from there. Landeskog now has 10 goals and 18 points in 23 games this season.

Matt Nieto scored a goal and added two assists as the Colorado Avalanche routed the Florida Panthers 7-3 on Saturday night.

Nieto scored his team's sixth goal of the game and assisted on goals by Erik Johnson and Carl Soderberg. He now has four goals and eight points in 21 games for the Avalanche so far this season. He is often scratched, therefore his fantasy value is limited to those in extremely deep leagues.

Mikko Rantanen picked up an assist in a 5-2 loss to the Washington Capitals on Tuesday night.

Mikko Rantanen had 18 assists last season through 75 games in 2016-17. Through 30 games this year, Rantanen now has 16. The forward is also 13 points away from matching his '16-17 total (38). The Finn has nine goals and 25 points in 30 games this season.

Nail Yakupov (illness) didn't play for a fourth straight game on Tuesday night.

Yakupov has missed the last two games with an illness after he was a healthy scratch for two matches before that. He has seven goals and 10 points in 26 appearances this campaign, but he hasn't earned a point in his last six outings.

All three of this game's goals came in the third period. Comeau's empty-netter at the 18:31 mark of the frame gave the Avalanche a 2-0 lead at the time. Pittsburgh managed to get a goal back, but it was too late. Comeau now has seven goals and seven assists in 29 games this season. He's picked up three points in his last two contests.

Samuel Girard and Tyson Jost likely won't be loaned to Canada for the upcoming World Junior Championship in Buffalo.

"It's not up to me, but if it were I'd say no. They're part of our team and we need them," Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said. Jost feels he is getting back into a groove and wants to stay with Colorado, while Girard remains an important defender even though his ice time has dropped of late.

Nikita Zadorov took responsibility for Colorado's 2-1 loss to New Jersey on Friday night.

Zadorov had an ugly turnover on New Jersey's first goal and since the Avs lost by one, he felt like the loss was his fault. "It’s on me. It was a mistake. Cost us the game," Zadorov said. "I think I made a bad play on the second goal as well. I’m taking all the responsibility. It’s on me."

Bernier nearly shut out the defending Stanley Cup champions tonight, but he gave up a goal to Phil Kessel with 12 seconds remaining. The Avs goaltender now owns a 5-6-1 record with a 3.05 goals-against-average and a .900 save percentage this season. He still isn't worth owning in any fantasy format.